Access Control (Non-Biometric) · Gates and Turnstiles
Turnstiles, speed gates, vehicle barriers and intercoms: the physical layer that turns a credential check into an actual door, gate or lane that opens or stays shut.
The Problem
Verifying a credential means little if the physical entry point doesn’t actually enforce it.
One valid credential can let several people through if there’s no physical barrier to stop it.
Without a barrier, a credential check at the gate doesn’t actually stop a vehicle getting in.
Fencing and signage alone don’t stop someone walking or driving straight through.
Manual checks or slow gates create queues at shift changes and peak times.
Standard turnstiles can exclude people with mobility needs or large deliveries.
Barriers that don’t talk to your access control leave a gap between decision and enforcement.
The ecosystem
Grouped by the outcome each layer delivers, not a parts list.
Controlling pedestrian flow at the door.
Full & Waist-Height Turnstiles
High-Throughput Speed Gates
Tailgate Detection
Outcome: One person, one credential, one entry, with no exceptions
Controlling what drives onto the site.
Sliding & Swing Gates
ANPR & Credential-Triggered Opening
Manual Emergency Override
Outcome: Vehicle access controlled with the same rigour as the front door
Stopping what shouldn’t get close.
Rising & Automatic Bollards
Boom Barriers
Hostile Vehicle Mitigation
Outcome: A physical stop that doesn’t rely on someone noticing in time
Handling the person the system doesn’t recognise.
Video & Audio Intercoms
Remote Unlock From Reception
Access & CCTV Integration
Outcome: Every unrecognised visitor gets a person, not a locked door
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Gate types
Full-height for maximum security on high-risk or unstaffed entrances, or waist-height for faster throughput at offices, gyms and general commercial doors.
Accessible, wide-format gates suited to sites needing inclusive, comfortable passage.
Controlled vehicle access for car parks, loading yards and site perimeters.
Where we work
Why Arana
We’re a specialist integrator, not a call-centre-scale vendor. You deal directly with senior engineers from the first site survey onwards, and with a team that takes the time to understand how your organisation actually operates.
Speak with the engineer who installed your gates and turnstiles, not a support queue starting from zero.
New entrances, lanes and barrier rules are added in days, not a vendor’s quarterly release cycle.
Gate types and positions chosen around your traffic, accessibility needs and risk, not a standard spec.
The team that installs your barriers is the same team accountable when a queue builds at shift change.
Tell us about your entrances and vehicle points and we’ll recommend the right hardware.
What we recommend
The hardware we specify most often alongside gates and turnstiles.
ANPR
by Adaptive Recognition
ANPR cameras controlling vehicle access at site gates and yards.
Why we spec it:
Automates HGV and courier check-in against a pre-approved vehicle list.
CCTV Cameras
by Axis
AI-powered CCTV covering warehouse floors, loading bays and yards.
Why we spec it:
Coverage across large, high-ceiling spaces where stock loss is easiest to hide.
Gates & Barriers
by Automatic Systems
Automated barriers and gates controlling vehicle flow at loading bays.
Why we spec it:
Keeps unscheduled vehicles out of the yard without a guard on every gate.
Intrusion Detection
by Aritech
Integrated intrusion detection for warehouse perimeters and stock areas.
Why we spec it:
Monitored protection for high-value stock once the site empties out overnight.
Related solutions
Gates and turnstiles enforce the decision made by every other entry method on the platform.
